© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsofSan Antonio Mayor Ron NirenbergScreen grabofAround 50 local and state elected officials and community leaders on Saturday endorsed passage of Proposition B, the SA Ready To Work initiative, on the Nov. 3 ballot.The initiative calls for the redirection of $154 million in sales tax revenue from aquifer protection to retrain local workers who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of August, 68,000 workers were collecting unemployment.It does not involve a sales tax...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsofSan Antonio Mayor Ron NirenbergScreen grabofAround 50 local and state elected officials and community leaders on Saturday endorsed passage of Proposition B, the SA Ready To Work initiative, on the Nov. 3 ballot.The initiative calls for the redirection of $154 million in sales tax revenue from aquifer protection to retrain local workers who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of August, 68,000 workers were collecting unemployment.It does not involve a sales tax...WW…

© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsofArtist rendering of completed land bridgePhil Hardberger Park ConservancyofSan Antonio Public Works DepartmentWurzbach Parkway, between Northwest Military and Blanco Road, will be closed the next two weekends as progress continues on a land bridge over the roadway to connect both sides of Hardberger Park.This weekend’s closure is from 9 p.m. tonight through 5 a.m. Monday morning, according to the city's public works department.The parkway will also be closed from next weekend from 9...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsofArtist rendering of completed land bridgePhil Hardberger Park ConservancyofSan Antonio Public Works DepartmentWurzbach Parkway, between Northwest Military and Blanco Road, will be closed the next two weekends as progress continues on a land bridge over the roadway to connect both sides of Hardberger Park.This weekend’s closure is from 9 p.m. tonight through 5 a.m. Monday morning, according to the city's public works department.The parkway will also be closed from next weekend from 9...WW…

© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsFor the first time, San Antonians are expected to cross the newly completed Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge at Phil Hardberger Park in the north central side of the city.Construction barriers will be removed from the bridge over Wurzbach Parkway at 1 p.m. this Friday, according to a news release.The bridge will be covered with native trees and plants and connects the previously divided 330-acre park.The project was funded through private donations and the voter-approved City of San...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsFor the first time, San Antonians are expected to cross the newly completed Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge at Phil Hardberger Park in the north central side of the city.Construction barriers will be removed from the bridge over Wurzbach Parkway at 1 p.m. this Friday, according to a news release.The bridge will be covered with native trees and plants and connects the previously divided 330-acre park.The project was funded through private donations and the voter-approved City of San...WW…

© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsAs Laredo continues to grapple with saturated hospitals, its health authority was admitted to the emergency room on Tuesday, according to another local doctor.Dr. Maurice Click told Laredo’s city council of Dr. Victor Treviño's ER visit Tuesday night. He did not specify the cause, and Treviño was also absent from the city’s Wednesday COVID-19 briefing.Click read a statement on behalf of Treviño emphasizing that the spread of the virus is “outpacing our ability to create more...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsAs Laredo continues to grapple with saturated hospitals, its health authority was admitted to the emergency room on Tuesday, according to another local doctor.Dr. Maurice Click told Laredo’s city council of Dr. Victor Treviño's ER visit Tuesday night. He did not specify the cause, and Treviño was also absent from the city’s Wednesday COVID-19 briefing.Click read a statement on behalf of Treviño emphasizing that the spread of the virus is “outpacing our ability to create more...WW…

© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsWays To SubscribePolice reform is a hot topic nationwide and in San Antonio, where voters will soon decide whether to approve a controversial measure that would strip the police union of its collective bargaining ability. a "yes" vote on Proposition B — a repeal of — will improve police accountability and reform what's seen as a flawed disciplinary system for officers who break the rules.argue the loss of bargaining rights would limit the department's recruiting ability, which they...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsWays To SubscribePolice reform is a hot topic nationwide and in San Antonio, where voters will soon decide whether to approve a controversial measure that would strip the police union of its collective bargaining ability. a "yes" vote on Proposition B — a repeal of — will improve police accountability and reform what's seen as a flawed disciplinary system for officers who break the rules.argue the loss of bargaining rights would limit the department's recruiting ability, which they...WW…

© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsAtascosa County declared on Wednesday a local disaster declaration over unauthorized migrants crossing into the state.Framing it as an invasion, Judge Robert Hurley originally said in his declaration that authorities were overwhelmed and county residents had suffered property damage, robberies and threats of violence.Then they backtracked.Residents alarmed by the declaration reached out, and county officials admitted there were “no known issues” in Atascosa, which is 100 miles from...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsAtascosa County declared on Wednesday a local disaster declaration over unauthorized migrants crossing into the state.Framing it as an invasion, Judge Robert Hurley originally said in his declaration that authorities were overwhelmed and county residents had suffered property damage, robberies and threats of violence.Then they backtracked.Residents alarmed by the declaration reached out, and county officials admitted there were “no known issues” in Atascosa, which is 100 miles from...WW…

© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsBexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued an executive order Wednesday morning that will require commercial entities to implement a face mask policy within five calendar days. The order includes businesses within the City of San Antonio.Employees and visitors must wear face masks within 6 feet of each other, and signs must be posted in conspicuous locations. There will be a $1,000 fine for each violation.Wolff said peace officers will issue citations for violations and officers will...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsBexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued an executive order Wednesday morning that will require commercial entities to implement a face mask policy within five calendar days. The order includes businesses within the City of San Antonio.Employees and visitors must wear face masks within 6 feet of each other, and signs must be posted in conspicuous locations. There will be a $1,000 fine for each violation.Wolff said peace officers will issue citations for violations and officers will...WW…

© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsVolunteers walked up long side-by-side lines of cars filling up just a portion of the massive parking area surrounding Oak Hills Church, north of San Antonio. Going from one driver’s window to the next, they checked in families waiting to receive food. It was hot, but everyone agreed at least it wasn’t as bad as the day before. Up over 100 degrees.“I’ll put this under here and tell them that you are picking up for more than one,” said one volunteer, placing half a piece of standard...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsVolunteers walked up long side-by-side lines of cars filling up just a portion of the massive parking area surrounding Oak Hills Church, north of San Antonio. Going from one driver’s window to the next, they checked in families waiting to receive food. It was hot, but everyone agreed at least it wasn’t as bad as the day before. Up over 100 degrees.“I’ll put this under here and tell them that you are picking up for more than one,” said one volunteer, placing half a piece of standard...WW…

© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe chairman of the Republican Party of Texas is asking Republican legislators to ignore “fairness” in the next round of legislative redistricting this year, adding to the state’s history of gerrymandering.“They must realize this strategic opportunity and not concern themselves with ‘fairness’ to the progressive socialist left,” said Allen West, in an email to supporters Monday.Texas’ voting maps have been criticized for gerrymandering since they were drawn up beginning in 2010. After...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe chairman of the Republican Party of Texas is asking Republican legislators to ignore “fairness” in the next round of legislative redistricting this year, adding to the state’s history of gerrymandering.“They must realize this strategic opportunity and not concern themselves with ‘fairness’ to the progressive socialist left,” said Allen West, in an email to supporters Monday.Texas’ voting maps have been criticized for gerrymandering since they were drawn up beginning in 2010. After...WW…

© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe Equal Pay Act mandates equal pay for equal work. Nearly six decades later, women are making just over 80% of what their male counterparts make — and it’s been that way since 2004.When data was first collected in 1979, women’s earnings were 62% of men’s. Spurts of growth in the 1980s (64% to 70%) and the 1990s (72% to 77%) brought women to the 80-83% range in the early aughts. It much since.Nationally, women earned 81.5% of the $1,007 median weekly salary for men — about $821. That...…© 2022 Texas Public RadioReal. Reliable. Texas Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe Equal Pay Act mandates equal pay for equal work. Nearly six decades later, women are making just over 80% of what their male counterparts make — and it’s been that way since 2004.When data was first collected in 1979, women’s earnings were 62% of men’s. Spurts of growth in the 1980s (64% to 70%) and the 1990s (72% to 77%) brought women to the 80-83% range in the early aughts. It much since.Nationally, women earned 81.5% of the $1,007 median weekly salary for men — about $821. That...WW…